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What does what if mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word what if? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future event.
  2. Used to introduce a speculation about a future event.
  3. Used to introduce a speculation about a past event. Often the basis for counterfactual historical interpretations.
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But what if you wanted to sell your house before the endowment policy was fully vested?
But what if the doctor does not want to treat someone because he or she thinks that they would be an inadequate parent?
We don't like to think about it, but what if you lose your job or the roof of your house caves in?
This might not matter if the war were won easily, but what if the operation went wrong?
But, what if the cyclist was there to inform you about a faulty brake light or indicator?
And what if the Scots are left in some halfway house with a few bob in their pockets and nothing more?

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